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howdy
hi gang. howzit hangin? vacation is treating me well. time off is nice. however.....this summer tour is R.G.R.........that means Really Gonna Rock. its time for us to hit the US with a full headlining show. the setlist will be comprised of our new record, our first record, and a smattering of unreleased b-sides, and cover tunes. sounds like fun, eh? the bridges and locksley are excellent support bands (and just straight up good bands in their own right) and lots of fun to do shows with and throw a football around the parking lot with. sometimes i moonlight as the sound engineer for the bridges. i like mixin them purty harmonies. those gals can sing real good. its been a great year for us, and its not over yet. we have lots of exciting rooney projects on the horizon. see you soon.
TL
TL
| Posted on 5/19/2008 |
Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!
To all the Mother's in the world, who mothered such loving Rooney fans, thank you. I'm in Napa valley right now with my family. My cousin got married yesterday and I'm staying here for a few days to get some peace and quiet. It's very beautiful outside, a real change from the touring life. The weather is perfect. I had to drive out to Atlanta to catch a direct flight to SF yesterday morning. I was on the 8:50am flight, I had a terrible time finding the airport, I made many stops at random gas stations to ask for directions. I had return my car rental and rush to the check in counter. I missed my flight, not because I got their too late, but because I had a bad feeling about the getting on the plane and I decided to take the next one. There were some suspicious looking people waiting at the gate and I quickly snapped into survival moment, not mention the terrorist threat level was changed to Orange the PA announced it throughout the airport over and over . Anyway, I made it here and I feel much better. I've been reading Sophocles, I finally made it to the book store and picked up some great reading material. I finished Antigone and Oedipus the King, also Arthur Miller's All My Sons. I'm on a playwright kick right now. Really great reading, I highly recommend those plays. Next, I'll be tackling Electra and then Dante's Inferno. Today is day one of our vacation, which has been a long time coming. I fly home to LA on Wednesday and I think I'll be there until June 4th, when we fly to Europe for the festivals. Well, have a wonderful day and pick up Freakonomics if you have a chance. Later.
Robert
| Posted on 5/11/2008 |
Chicago
Howdy,
I just returned to the hotel from a long walk. Not sure where I was, but I saw a sign that said Lincoln Park. There was a nice trail and it was the most peaceful walk I've had in many weeks. We have a day off today, and I need it. The drives from city to city have been tiring, especially when we've been going on little sleep. It's an early morning van call and then a long drive. I just watched Ben-Hur in the van. It gave me strength to go on, to fight for my beliefs, to find the will to live within. I love a good story about overcoming those who try to keep you down, proving the powerful wrong, etc. There are some amazing action sequences in the film as well. I also finished The Crucible on one of the drives. When I said I was reading it before in an old video blog, I had just started it. I was glued to the pages, I couldn't put it down. I thought I would get sick reading as we drive, but I felt fine, maybe it was witchcraft. It was so frustrating how the girl were pretending to be attacked by an invisible evil and it was all because of jealousy, payback. I felt awful for Proctor and his wife, but Proctor was strong and made a point by not signing the document in the end, power, strength, I love that. When someone dies for the greater good, to make a point, not for selfish reason, but to teach, to sacrifice you life to stand by the things you believe in, so brave. It's what's missing from the world today, our country, our generation.
The tour is going well. It feels amazing to finally do a real headline tour across the country, with bands we selected and love. There's a good vibe at the shows and there's nothing better than a good vibe. I can't wait for the second half of the tour starting in June. I've received some messages on SayNow, so keep calling if you get the chance.
I'm gonna step out and meet my band mates. See all your Chicago people tomorrow. Later.
Robert
| Posted on 5/4/2008 |
4 days deep in the U.S. of A.
it's a strange thing to go from gothic cathedrals in europe to giant wal-marts in America. What is it with Wal Mart and me seeing super strange, yet classic American moments between people. Here are two tales from my stop there yesterday to buy socks.
#1 I'm buying Matt some new beard busters when a very obese woman rides by on an electric cart...she didn't want to walk and apparently neither did her grand daughter who rode standing but leaning into granny's belly like a giant bean bag chair. I thought this was funny already and then the little girl opens her mouth as they drive past me...
Little Girl: "I just farted."
Grandma. "That's wonderful. Thanks for sharing."
#2 I'm standing in line dealing with an elderly clerk who insisted that I take a plastic bag when I asked 3 times for no bag. I give her a twenty and the owed change comes to $6.66. The evil looking biker behind me was already using the brush he was about to purchase in his ratty hair. It made a crunchy sound in his dried out pony tail as he read the liner notes from the Godsmack C.D. he was also planning to purchase.
clerk: That don't look good.
ned: what's wrong?
clerk: that's the devil's number.
biker: that ain't the number of the beast...but he's coming alright.
the clerk was genuinely terrified that this man was one of hell's disciples and he magically put the number on that screen. I took my items back out of the plastic bag and left the store immediately. Wow.
So far the tour has been awesome. really fun bands and we got our new back drop today. Whoopdee doo!
ned
| Posted on 5/2/2008 |
Back to the U.S.A
Well today was the final show of our Europe tour and what a tour it was. We leave the hotel at 4am tomorrow so some of us have decided not to sleep. We received a special gift from a friend at our record label which cannot be found easily in the U.S. but I will not say what it is until we have safely crossed the border. The show today was interesting.... It was a trade show type of tech festival and I've already forgotten what it was called. All I know is there were robots and basketball hoops that threw the ball back at you and people soldering circuits at tables. Some might have called it "Nerd-core." We fly to LA tomorrow and start our summer tour with bands Locksley and The Bridges on Monday in Salt Lake City. No rest for the wicked--or whatever dude. Just happy for the summer, and the sun. Thanks to everyone in the European union for hosting us so graciously, we'll be back in Germany this summer for Rock im Ring and Rock am Park festivals. See you there,
Louie
Louie
| Posted on 4/25/2008 |
Sweet Milano!
Well here we are in Milan with 30 minutes before showtime. There are some nice looking Italians filling into the club and it looks like tonight should be a good one. We just ate a delicious Italian dinner consisting of great bread, 2 types of pasta, veal (or fried eggs for the vegetarians), salad, and spinach. There were eleven of us at a big long table--a nice happy family. We have a day off tomorrow and I wish we could stay in Milan but unfortunately we have to get to Germany instead. Not looking forward to the long flight home on the 26th but it will be nice to be home for a few days. I'll be posting some more photos as soon as I get to a better internet connection.
-Louie
-Louie
| Posted on 4/20/2008 |
danke
germany is always so good to us. the show last night was a lot of fun. we now have 2 days off in koln. last night the german promoter threw us a party at the hotel, in celebration of several successful german shows. we cant wait to get back here for the festivals in june. also, we can't wait to get home to sunny california and soak up the sun for a couple days before hitting the road again. see you all soon.
taylor
taylor
| Posted on 4/18/2008 |
good charlotte...that's a wrap
we finished the Good Charlotte tour tonight after a killer show at the famous London Brixton Academy. it was short and sweet which cool. truly a nice bunch of guys. a working man's band, can't say enough things about it. today robert and I ran into Har Mar Superstar who is a friend from L.A. and saw a movie in Sheffield..."Son of Rambow." see it, it was great. talk to you from dublin. can't wait to see Ireland for the first time! ned
| Posted on 4/13/2008 |
Day off in Norwich
Well, not much happening here in Norwich. To be honest I'm pretty bored. Matt and I are sitting in our hotel room listening to music. The only things in our immediate vicinity are an ice-skating place called "Ice Experience," and an ASDA market which is basically an English Wal Mart. So far I've been everywhere aside from the Ice Experience and I don't see myself doing that any time soon. Matt won't go either because he fears he will be injured. It's been really fun doing cover songs in our set. We've been playing "The Weight" alot and it's gone over really well. We've got a couple more in the works so stay tuned for those. We've also been talking about what songs we might resurrect for the next album which is an exciting prospect. Very excited about our upcoming show in Ireland as it will be our first time there. I did an interview with an Irish journalist who claimed that Bono from U2 drinks at a pub near where we are playing so hopefully I can get over there and make his acquaintance. Talk to ya'll later.
-Louie
-Louie
| Posted on 4/10/2008 |
Rooney Street Team
If you'd like to belong to the Rooney Street Team (RST), here's what you need to do:
Send all of your info to:
cassidy@soundmgt.com
We need your full name, the city and state you are located in, phone number (if you feel comfortable). If you're wondering what it means to be on the RST, I'll fill you in. It's all about spreading the Rooney love. You can make posters, stickers, pins, decorate your car, etc. Anything that will give people info about Rooney. We have a tour coming up this summer and we need help promoting the shows. It takes more than just an ad in the weekly newspaper and some flyers. It takes dedicated fans who will work the streets and build the band up in a organic way.
Cassidy will select a team captain in each city. The team captain is someone who can put in more time organizing how things will work in that city. Similar to how a quarter back calls the plays on the football field. If you'd like to be the team captain, then please let us know. We know a lot of you work or are in school and can't dedicate too much time to the RST. For those of you who can, your help is greatly appreciated!
And if you're located outside of the US, we still want you on the RST. There's a lot of work to be done in this crazy old world and it's up to all of us.
Thank you,
Rooney
| Posted on 4/8/2008 |
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